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thanks I am pretty new to all this, the recipe I was following said to rack it to a carboy when sg hit 1.040 then rack again after a week then after another week then in two weeks then rack every 2 months until clear it doesn't give an ending sg, I didn't add any campden tablets at the time of...

I had used wyeast nutrient haven't added any since the first dose at the beginning, I have not used any clearing agents yet. I will keep an eye on it and see what happens, I also have 3 gallons of spiced apple wine going, 5 gallons of cider with saf cider yeast and 3 gallons of cider with brown...

I have 6 gallons of apple wine going now. I used fresh apple juice that we pressed, added the campden tablets, and then used wyeast 4242, it fermented well for 7 days . starting sg was 1.085 after 7 days it was at 1.035 we racked it to a carboy added airlock and have waited after ten days it...

try googling packaging options direct phone number 855-754-3728 they are out of st. Louis, they had flint 750 claret for 7.90 a case you would have to check shipping or if you could drive to pick up since your not that far good luck

thanks ,I should have mentioned that I did add nutrient at the beginning, probably way toomuch as I went from a 1 gallon recipe to 6, a jack keller rcipe from this site, temp is at 72 degrees, I have a 3 gallon batch of harvest wine going also, that one used lalvin ec 1118, made same night ,its...

I have an apple wine, 6 gals. fresh apple juice I started 6 days ago, the starting sg was 1.085, I used wyeast 4242 , wanted a little sweeter wine, after 6 dsys the sg is at 1.040 still seems to have bubbles and foam, had a lot of foamy heavy deposit on top last few days, the recipe says 10...

I have a recipe that calls for pectic enzyme, the recipe calls for either using chopped upapples or juice, I am using fresh pressed apple juice, do I still need the pectic enzyme or is this only to help when using whole fruit, any harm in using it with juice (cider) thanks for the advice, seems...

I am making a 6 gallon batch of apple wine, fresh pressed juice today, the recipe I used called for 9 tsp of yeast nutrient for 6 gallons, I used wyeast nutrient,was suggested by store as I am planning on using wyeast 4242 yeast, my sg was at 1.085, ph at about 3.0 a little over, did I use to...

hello all, wanted to say hi from northern il., new member have found many helpful and great articles on the site already and am getting back into cider and wine making. tried it when I was much younger without any success, this time I have dived in headfirst, but with the proper equipment and...